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Bust of the Saviour
Salvator Mundi
Bust of Jesus Christ by Gianlorenzo Bernini
ArtistGian Lorenzo Bernini
Year1679 (1679)
LocationSan Sebastiano fuori le mura, Rome
Preceded byStatue of Pope Clement X

The Bust of the Saviour (Salvator Mundi) is the last sculpture created by baroque artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who died from the after-effects of a stroke, when the artist was 81 years old. He left the sculpture in his will to his friend and patron queen Christina of Sweden.[1] Considered lost and "rediscovered" in 2001, by Francesco Petrucci,[2] it is currently held in the basilica of San Sebastiano fuori le mura in Rome.[3]

  1. ^ Lavin, Irving (1972). "Bernini's Death". The Art Bulletin. 54 (2): 160. doi:10.1080/00043079.1972.10790612. JSTOR 3048966.
  2. ^ FRANCESCO PETRUCCI: IL RITROVATO BUSTO DEL SALVATORE DI GIAN LORENZO BERNINI"Francesco Petrucci: Il ritrovato busto del Salvatore di Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Estratto dal fasc. 124)".
  3. ^ Feigenbaum, Gail (2014-08-01). Display of Art in the Roman Palace, 1550–1750. Getty Publications. ISBN 9781606062982.

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